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measure 39 in. over the curve. 5 16 The Bushbucks (Tragelaphus), Steinbuck (Nanotragus campestris), Oribi (N. scoparia), Grysbuck (N. melanotis), Duiker (Cephalophus grimmi), Natal Redbuck (C. natalensis), and Bluebuck (C. monticola) are small antelopes, which in many parts of Africa are to be obtained, [ANTELOPES a principally amid bush and thickets, or, in the case of the Steinbuck and Oribi, on grassy plains. As a rule, most of these antelopes fall to the shot gun. They are often bagged when the gunner is in pursuit of feathered game. In the thick bush fringing the littoral of Cape Colony, big drives are organised, in which large numbers of bushbuck and bluebuck are secured. The Harnessed Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), a very beautiful form of bushbuck, is found upon the banks of the river systems of South-Central, East, and West Africa, from the Limpopo northwards, and is prize that any sportsman may well be proud of. The Dik-Diks, of which eleven species are already known to sportsmen, are tiny antelopes, standing for the most part no more than 14 inches at the shoulder, and found chiefly in East and Central Africa.
Several species have been met with in Somaliland, while one, the Damara Dik-Dik, has been found as far south as German South-West Africa. These little creatures are distinguished by curiously long noses, rudimentary tails, and a tuft of long hair on the crown of the head. As they are no bigger than hares, they are best secured with a shot-gun.
North North America. --Turning to America we find but two antelopes to make Faldwell ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT.
Ht. at shoulder, 35 in. Av. horn meas. (male) 8 in.